707 Operations - Leeor Loop and Kaniva Tour, February 2016
Saturday 27 February 2016
On Saturday 27 February 2016 707 Operations and Steamrail Victoria operated a joint tour from Melbourne to Kaniva. T413 and P16 run push-pull from Melbourne to Ararat on the broad gauge, with TL152 taking the standard gauge train from Ararat to Leeor Loop, dropping off passengers at Kaniva.
Adelaide Rail Revitalisation works trains
Friday 9 July 2010
For the Adelaide Rail Revitalisation project works trains operated between Victoria and Adelaide, bringing welded rail from the Anzac Sidings at Spotswood, and concrete sleepers from the Austrak plant via the loading siding at Inverleigh.
AK track recording cars
Thursday 8 June 2023
The AK cars are a set of three specially equipped ex-NSWGR carriages fitted out for track inspection and testing purposes. They are operated by the Australian Rail Track Corporation over their standard gauge lines behind hired motive power on a regular basis
El Zorro broad gauge grain trains
Wednesday 23 May 2012
El Zorro once operated a number of grain trains through Victoria on broad gauge, using a mix of hired locomotives and wagons.
Journey Beyond Rail - The Overland
Monday 8 April 2024
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
Pacific National - Western standard gauge
Wednesday 14 February 2024
Out on the Western standard gauge, from beyond Gheringhap across the plains towards South Australia
Portland stored grain hoppers
Saturday 10 January 2009
For a number of years Pacific National stored a large number of standard gauge grain hoppers in the harbour sidings at Portland
V/Line to Bacchus Marsh
Friday 8 December 2023
Photos of the V/Line services that run to Bacchus Marsh, taken between there and the end of the wires back at Sunshine. As well as boring old VLocities and Sprinters, loco hauled trains with A, P and N classes are also used in peak times.
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